GOSSIP TOWN
Have you ever been to Gossip Town
On the shore of Falsehood Bay,
Where old Dame Rumor with rustling gown
Is going the livelong day?
It isn't far to Gossip Town
For people who want to go.
The Idleness Trail will take you down
In just an hour or so.
The Thoughtless Road is a popular route,
And most folk start that way,
But it's a steep downgrade; if you don't look out
You'll land in Falsehood Bay.
You guide through the valley of Vicious Folk
And into the tunnel of Hate,
Then, crossing the Add-to-Bridge, you walk
Right through the City gate.
The principal street is called They Say,
And I've Heard is the public well,
And the breezes that blow from Falsehood Bay
Are laden with Don't You Tell.
In the midst of town is Tell-a-tale Park.
You're never quite safe while there,
For its owner is Madam Suspicious Remark
Who lives on street Don't Care.
Just back of the park is Slanderers' Row
'Twas there that Good Name died,
Pierced by a dart from Jealousy's bow,
In the hands of Envious Pride.
From Gossip Town peace long since fled,
But Trouble, Grief, and Woe
And Sorrow and Care you'll meet instead,
If you ever chance to go.
~Author Unknown~
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